Published: Friday, June 7, 2013 at 11:00 PM.

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South Point went undefeated in the Big South before reaching the second round of the 3A state playoffs.

Wilson knew the potential of this team, which returned almost every starter from the previous season, so he instructed them to be aggressive.

“Step on the gas from the first pitch and don’t let off until I tell you it’s time to let off,” he told them before every game.

Every starter set a career-high batting average, Wilson said, and several of them made position changes. Aside from Davila’s move from shortstop to second base and back to shortstop, Macie Kinley moved from first base to catcher, Kristen McAndrew moved from the outfield to second base and Lindsey Lee moved from outfield to first base.

“I can’t go enough about the girls rising to the challenge and doing the things that needed to be done,” Wilson said.

Wilson loses eight strong seniors from this team and will expect to return only three starters.

You may contact Phillip Gardner at 704-869-1843 or twitter.com/gazettephil.

An infielder and Belmont Abbey signee, Davila batted .521 and led the Gazette coverage in home runs (12) and RBIs (51). The home run total would tie for sixth in the N.C. High School Athletic Association record book, and the RBI total would tie for eighth.

“I just think it was a comfort zone for Summer,” South Point coach Chip Wilson said. “She got a lot of confidence early and she kept that confidence going.”

All 12 of Davila’s home runs were out of the park, including five at home with a fence 200 feet from home plate down the lines and 202 at center field. She started developing that power years ago.

“My coach in high school when I was in Texas made me lift (weights) a lot,” Davila said. “When I was freshman, I wasn’t scrawny, but I wasn’t very big.”

Davila was a defensive asset for South Point, too. A shortstop in Texas, Davila played second base initially for South Point. With Haley Stewart’s injury early this season, Davila returned to her primary position of shortstop.

And it all worked out as Davila helped South Point win back-to-back conference championships for the first time in school history.

“It was awesome,” Davila said. “It was honor to play with all the girls I played with here.”

Wilson is honored as the Gazette coach of the year for guiding the Red Raiders to a 19-4 record. The win total set a school record for the fast-pitch era and was the most since a 22-5 season in 1994. No other South Point team has won more than 19 games.

South Point went undefeated in the Big South before reaching the second round of the 3A state playoffs.

Wilson knew the potential of this team, which returned almost every starter from the previous season, so he instructed them to be aggressive.

“Step on the gas from the first pitch and don’t let off until I tell you it’s time to let off,” he told them before every game.

Every starter set a career-high batting average, Wilson said, and several of them made position changes. Aside from Davila’s move from shortstop to second base and back to shortstop, Macie Kinley moved from first base to catcher, Kristen McAndrew moved from the outfield to second base and Lindsey Lee moved from outfield to first base.

“I can’t go enough about the girls rising to the challenge and doing the things that needed to be done,” Wilson said.

Wilson loses eight strong seniors from this team and will expect to return only three starters.

You may contact Phillip Gardner at 704-869-1843 or twitter.com/gazettephil.